Chinese symbol for “fetus”
胎
tāi
fetus; classifier for litters (of puppies etc); padding (in clothing or bedding); womb carrying a fetus
The closest CC-CEDICT match for fetus is 胎 (tāi), defined as: fetus; classifier for litters (of puppies etc); padding (in clothing or bedding); womb carrying a fetus; (fig.) origin; source.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “fetus”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 胎.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 轮胎 (輪胎) | lún tāi | tire; pneumatic tire |
| 胎儿 (胎兒) | tāi ér | unborn child; fetus |
| 堕胎 (墮胎) | duò tāi | to induce an abortion; induced abortion |
| 双胞胎 (雙胞胎) | shuāng bāo tāi | twin; 对 (duì) |
| 胚胎 | pēi tāi | embryo |
| 怪胎 | guài tāi | freak; abnormal embryo |
See also: Japanese symbol for “fetus”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.